gameplay-help

[viscid swift]

12-1 then

[vagrant harness]

finally finished w14 last night yayy, time to maek thraed for world 15

[quiet kiln]

Which position should i put eldridge in

[dusty pier]

is hakuryuu good (worth to develop)?

[umbral pollen]

what are you looking for

[dusty pier]

I have no good ijn ship so shinano is just sitting there in the fleet w/o any other ijn ship

(I still have yuudachi but that's about it)

[umbral pollen]

so if you want a good ship right?

[wind hazel]

if you dont have amagi cv then she's the best pair for shinano

[wind hazel]

current state, middle. after retrofit and leveled up, can main tank

[dusty pier]

should I pick her over roon?

[wind hazel]

pick who, eldridge?

[umbral pollen]

how long dose it take for a ship mod to change

[wind hazel]

mod?

[umbral pollen]

ya

[wind hazel]

what's a ship mod

[umbral pollen]

the smile face thing

[wind hazel]

that's ship morale

[umbral pollen]

ow

well then that

[wind hazel]

outside of dorm it recover 20/hr cap at 119,
dorm first floor 40/hr, second floor 50/hr cap at 150

[umbral pollen]

how do you know what morral it at in terms of number

[wind hazel]

you can filter it in your dock

i usually just check mine inside the dorm

[umbral pollen]

but there out side so

[wind hazel]

your grinding mob fleet should be in your dorm all the time

[umbral pollen]

okay

[dusty pier]

yes

[wind hazel]

that depends on roon's status. is she dev30?

if both are maxed out, you can put eldridge as tank and roon off tank

or let roon mob tank eldridge boss tank, a lot of variations you can do

[onyx flame]

does opsi snapshot your unit gear?

[wind hazel]

wdym

[onyx flame]

like if i swap gear while in a zone before a fight does it get automatically get updated or do i gotta go to the port and do fleet deployment

[wind hazel]

you can swap anytime

[onyx flame]

okay neat guess i gotta rmb to regear my unicorn when im doing higher corrosion levels

[wind hazel]

fleet deployment is strictly for ship swapping

and cats

[agile patrol]

found out now ive been playing the game wrong
single line is apparently not it.
i read somewhere that single line was the best (i don't remember where) and i've been using it since
apparently, i'm supposed to be using double line.

im guessing the +40% EVA will help . . .

[umbral pollen]

Why won't the game let me level my Yukikaze with XP data pack

[shell willow]

maybe she needs limit break

[umbral pollen]

No she is full

[wind hazel]

what lv is your yukikaze

[umbral pollen]

100

[wind hazel]

1. she needs awakening
2. don't use exp books on lv100 ships

[umbral pollen]

Well it doesn't ask me to awaken her

[wind hazel]

ships need awakening to go past the lv100 barrier

every 5 level after lv100. next at 105, then 100, so on so forth

[umbral pollen]

Look it is asking to be

[wind hazel]

i see no reason why you can't use books on her

[umbral pollen]

See

[wind hazel]

other than you not having any exp books lol

[umbral pollen]

I thought I had books

[wind hazel]

click this and show me the screenshot

[umbral pollen]

I saw the problem

I have no books

[wind hazel]

regardless, you shouldnt be using exp books on a lv100 ship

[dusty pier]

any guide to pick the most suitable loadout for ships?

[rain vine]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/

[rose whale]

Are we getting a new ur banner soon?should I start farming coin like no tomorrow now?

[wind hazel]

next thursday yes

it's a good idea to stock up on coins

[rose whale]

Thanks. 13-4 here i come

[wind hazel]

cant see the image

[vocal niche]

is the right one a good deal if I couldnt clear OPSI chapter 1 ?
I cant build any good gear now so this deal might boost my account strength a bit?

[wind hazel]

honestly i would say no, 10k is a bit steep for a newbie for just few of opsi mats

[bright rose]

What is meta ship?

I just got one from the battlepass I think

[strange sphinx]

ahm mori, what's the optimal seconds to release submarine in Opsi boss?

[wind hazel]

i have no idea

[wind hazel]

ships from another timeline. they have their own limit break and enhancement mechanics

even the skill level up mechanics is different

general sentiment about META ships is elite bad, gold okay, both pain in the ass to raise for newbies, don't bother until later on

[vocal niche]

thanks

[dusty pier]

does opsi reduce morale

[rain vine]

no

[slim dome]

who would be my best 3 for grinding xp for Cheshire? MLB Jav or no LB Traf?

[rain vine]

sirius, jav, edin

[slim dome]

is Trini that bad?

[rain vine]

shes not max limit break, so shes automatically bad

[slim dome]

no, Trinidad, the purple 120

[rain vine]

shes already at 120

[slim dome]

eh fair

[noble pawn]

Damn I'd buy it if it's T2 Ordnance Testing Report

[strange sphinx]

T2 Ordinance report is easy to get

[noble pawn]

Idk I only get total of 15 last month

[dusty pier]

how do you get SR main gun design plan

[barren token]

in opsi shop (the fourth one, St Petersburg), you can purchase blank design plans @50 tokens each iirc and change them to main gun in inventory

[dusty pier]

oh so I need to go to clear till ch 4 first

[barren token]

You need to finish the opsi story first AND wait for the month to reset before the updated shop layout will show

[rain haven]

The new event will be unzen* rerun?

[north gorge]

New event for JP anniv

[opaque cape]

Is kazagumo good in boss fleets? Also, is she better than laffey pre-retrofit?

[strange sphinx]

man, I did what Umi did but my tech is probably the problem

9 Cv rld

[elfin hollow]

Kazagumo has Air Raid Assistance, which is a staple for CV dominant fleets. Yes, she's good in boss fleets, but only if you have multiple CVs that benefit from ARA.
I would say she is better than Laffey pre-retrofit, yes. Keep in mind that she prefers a peashooter gun than an actual gun

[strange sphinx]

@cobalt rapids can I dm you for help or I need create a thread??

[tranquil crescent]

do i mlb shinano? (i already have a dupe of her)

[cobalt rapids]

either but im busy rn till later

make thread and someone else can help

[lavish scroll]

Weekly mission "Sortie and obtain 100 victories" when i play Meta Showdown is counted only i defeat a meta ship only or what?

[strange sphinx]

OPSI BOSS FLEET RN NEED HELP

[forest palm]

Monarch finally getting her own UE

[bright rose]

Is there a way to turn off the notification that ask me to lock the ship when I get a new one?

I can’t auto the stage without checking each 5 minutes ;-;

[rain haven]

i think theres a setting to autolock new ships

[bright rose]

Oh I see it now thanks

[zenith heron]

I know this Month is Helena's Challenge Mode, and it considers hard timing, and for some reason it prefers the DDGs more

If I have my DDG Retrofits stuck at lvl 120, while options like Z52, Trafalgar, Mogador and Plymouth are all maxed, are they more preferred?

[wind hazel]

it depends on which strat you're using

[zenith heron]

going High End BB usage, since No good High CV available (The CV gear it is since less Hvarcats)

[wind hazel]

then stick to ddg

[tranquil crescent]

hey uhh can i get your opinion on my situation

[wind hazel]

also apparently fushun retrofit skin is bugged 🫃🏼

[wind hazel]

what situation

[zenith heron]

yeah knew that, mogs gun is a good stutter for that retro skin, while the OG and Free skin is for the fast ones

[tranquil crescent]

@wind hazel

[wind hazel]

two dupes?

[tranquil crescent]

ye

[wind hazel]

what are you waiting for lol

[noble pawn]

jersey maybe lol

oh nvm he has two

[tranquil crescent]

i prefer advice over doing stuff my own way

ive kinda fucked myself by not asking for advice

[wind hazel]

ships duplicate=use them
UR bulin=ask

[tranquil crescent]

i have 4 Bulins

[wind hazel]

keep them

[tranquil crescent]

i hope this new ship is really good

[noble pawn]

I surely hope so

[tranquil crescent]

if shes not good, my bulins are going to aslace n vanguard

[wind hazel]

you can stop with alsace

[polar linden]

Guys,this is my first UR AA,which one should I build? The twin 76mm? Or Twin 57mm?

[wind hazel]

76

57 is considered obsolete, no reason to make it

[polar linden]

Really? I see I see

[wispy cosmos]

outside of the niche "i need it to fulfill a skill" reason yeah

[polar linden]

I'm planning to put it on Guam btw

[spark patio]

Does Hood give any buff when we set her as flagship?

[forest palm]

no, but her barrage is heavily dependent on where you put her, so Flag is optimal

[warped acorn]

what do i change

[wind hazel]

oxytorp

[warped acorn]

to what

[wind hazel]

the purple thing, i forgot name

[warped acorn]

cost 500 protocore?

[warped acorn]

uh oh, also do their gun matters

[wind hazel]

no, any gold gun is fine

[forest palm]

no it doesn't you can just slap a Twin 100 on them

or a Twin 127

[warped acorn]

, just find out they are so good for w14

also why is u37 dealing so low dmg

[wind hazel]

many factors

[warped acorn]

is it a support instead of dmg dealer?

[forest palm]

may as well start with the build

[wind hazel]

no but her damage is better vs Light

and you dont really see much light armour enemy in w14

[warped acorn]

dang, ig ima just having some skill issue, guess fixing it soon

[wind hazel]

turn off your brain for subs, as long as they have proper gear loadout, are doing extra damage and help you in w14, they are working fine.

[tranquil crescent]

okay how about i get the sparkling mic and retro san diego cuz i already got 4 bulins and get easily mlb the new ship/aslace and get a bulin later cuz ion need it rn

since doesnt san diego become UR when retro like laffey goes from SR to SSR

[forest palm]

SSR Retros eat SSR Bulins

[tranquil crescent]

no i mean when you fully retro her, does she become UR

[forest palm]

yes

[wind hazel]

she does, but do you need her to retro?

[forest palm]

her Unique Augment lowers the pressure on Retro'ing her unless you're trying to go at like 14 or 15

[wind hazel]

with just 4k spcore im not sure if sandy retro item is worth it, especially if you dont have unzen

[tranquil crescent]

unzen?

the hell is that

[wind hazel]

/wiki unzen

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Unzen
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Unzen/Quotes
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Unzen/Gallery

Sep 2, 2025, 10:54 AM

[tranquil crescent]

and what does having her have to do with retro SD?

[wind hazel]

she rerun soon. if you dont have her, you would want to get her. sandiego's retro item uses specialized core, which is used to buy UR bulin too. see the connection now?

[tranquil crescent]

yeah but i got 4 Bulins already

i can save em for her, wait shes the new ship?

[wind hazel]

yes and 0LB alsace, with new UR next week

if you're nowhere near w14 i suggest to just delay sandiego's retro for now

[polar linden]

Wait wait I know unzen gonna rerun soon but that's not gonna be your priority first cause next week a new UR will be drop

[tranquil crescent]

but isnt it worth it, im only using retro london, laffey, n helena as my front team

[wind hazel]

exactly why he should be saving more specialized core

[tranquil crescent]

i mean yeah, i have like 120 cubes rn so i think im bound to get her

wait now im confused

we got unzen and a different ship coming or are they the same?

[wind hazel]

depending on where you are, it's not gonna change much

[tranquil crescent]

chap 10

[wind hazel]

next week is new UR. unzen rerun is afterwards

[polar linden]

Unzen is rerunning soon but we gonna get a new UR before that

[wind hazel]

yes it's not gonna change much, trus tme lol

[tranquil crescent]

aaaaaah okay

[polar linden]

Plus Unzen Rerun doesn't have any date yet so no sure when

[tranquil crescent]

so how do i pull for both ship? do i pull until i get the new ship then save the rest of the cubes for unzen?

[wind hazel]

that's the gist of it yes

[polar linden]

Pull until you get the new UR and then save the rest

[wind hazel]

also why are you using london...

[tranquil crescent]

idk retrofit?

[wind hazel]

where is your portland

[tranquil crescent]

like ive used that team since i started azur so idk

[polar linden]

Yeah I used london and others too just for retrofit XD

[tranquil crescent]

frfr

[wind hazel]

portland is much more tankier than london

[tranquil crescent]

then ill retro her ig

wait so who tf do i use my bulins on, aslace, new ship, or unzen?!

[polar linden]

Just make them 120 or 100 at least for tech and that's it

[wind hazel]

wait for next week, and see how the new UR turns out. ask again by then

[tranquil crescent]

alright

guh i so badly wanna use my cubes

[wind hazel]

you can use them daily.

just 1

[polar linden]

Need to save more honest.. 9 days from now is the new UR

[tranquil crescent]

too little i need to use more

[wind hazel]

also forget about portland, i just saw your ss

your london is already 125 and oathed lol, might as well keep using her

[tranquil crescent]

i can oath n level portland

[hallow vale]

For/with the shinano buff, is Taihou good to use?

[wind hazel]

can be used for 2nd fleet i guess

but most importantly retrofit your unicorn

[tranquil crescent]

why?

[wind hazel]

there are better ship to use than taihou

[hallow vale]

Aw

[polar linden]

Why? Cause she heals!

[wind hazel]

unicorn retro gives her preload, and she becomes your best healer until forever

[tranquil crescent]

yeah but like, my back line is fine

[polar linden]

She heals everyone

[wind hazel]

you gonna have a rude awakening next chapter

[polar linden]

Vanguard and Main Fleet....

[tranquil crescent]

so i put her for NJ?

[rapid shard]

Uni Retro is your highest priority lol W11 gonna make you realize that real fast

[wind hazel]

kick both shinano and nj off

[tranquil crescent]

WHAT

[wind hazel]

oh nvm your shinano is already mlb

[tranquil crescent]

not shinano shes mlb 😭

[wind hazel]

yes kick off your NJ

[maiden ledge]

if I have over 160 bp for Roon I should be good to go for leveling right?

[wind hazel]

i was looking at your ss at the top lol, but that was you asking whether to mlb her or not

[tranquil crescent]

ye pretty much

[wind hazel]

yes, and she can be coined. you need to change your PR focus right away

[tranquil crescent]

so retro uni for nj?

[polar linden]

Yeah I guess so

[polar linden]

Yes! Uni retro for the win!

[maiden ledge]

thanks 👍

[wind hazel]

do this immediately

[polar linden]

And then just put NJ on second fleet so you still can benefit on her off fleet barrage

[warped acorn]

and I just focus on gear there if I don't know who to get?

[wind hazel]

this is for research academy. who you develop from shipyard is different story

[warped acorn]

yea but the research selections

[tranquil crescent]

bet, then i can switch uni for nj when shes mlb?

[wind hazel]

wdym

[wind hazel]

no unicorn pretty much stays in mob fleet until forever

[tranquil crescent]

ah

[wind hazel]

unless you're farming for something else, like PR exp grind or exp grinding etc

[civic prairie]

How long do usually the period of UR banner?

[warped acorn]

like there's cognition grant donation etc
and I just grab the gear research if I don't know what shipgirl print should I get there?

[maiden ledge]

Oh yeah I did that a while ago, thanks for the help 👍

[wind hazel]

i suggest to stick to gear research. if none of those research is available, then go from DR research>the rest

meck>gouden>

[warped acorn]

alr, I have 30 tenrai prints rn should I speedrun get other 20 by the uhh thing from bp analysis?

[wind hazel]

already have champy+flandre guns?

[warped acorn]

nah

[wind hazel]

get those first

[polar linden]

Most 2-3 weeks

[polar linden]

Uni stay in mob forever,even if you gone to W15 she stay with you forever!

[warped acorn]

what's the flandre gun

[wind hazel]

deez

[warped acorn]

what pr is it tho

[atomic abyss]

6

[warped acorn]

oh alr, I'ma go buy the prints then

[polar linden]

Buy prints??

[forest palm]

I assume weapon blue prints

which is completely normal

[forest palm]

JP patch notes are live

[wind hazel]

anything else other than 5 new augments and cta?

[onyx flame]

regarding the extra xp boost for some of the ijn ships for next event will it also boost shipyard exp gain?

[forest palm]

ye

[onyx flame]

neat guess i finish izumo or maybe do hakuryuu after agir

[forest palm]

yuudachi meta, shimanto catch up, Rodney M perm, nothing much else seems

the Unique Augments are: Monarch, Yukikaze, Yorktown, Z35, and Forbin

[gilded carbon]

Yorktown, the og? Not York2?

[forest palm]

yes

[weary gust]

ofc not yk2

[gilded carbon]

Why of course?

[gilded carbon]

Fair, thank you

[weary gust]

Because york2 isn't that old of a ship and there are no natural UR ships with a unique augment.

[storm olive]

Yet

[wind hazel]

yukikaze top tier tank augment

[gilded carbon]

I mean, she is, what, at least 2 years old, If Not more? And it sounds more like a yet,really, for nat-UR Augs

[forest palm]

oh, right they're bringing that unique daily back

[weary gust]

The ships getting unique augments are all like 5+ years old. We're way, way, way, way far away from unique augments for URs becoming a thing if that even happens before the game's end of service. And then it'd be ships like NJ and Shimakaze for several years.

[forest palm]

can't wait for PR2 UEs

[warped acorn]

yo bro how many flandre gun do i need

[weary gust]

0?

[warped acorn]

huh

[wind hazel]

1 or 2

[warped acorn]

and i install them on those bb?

[wind hazel]

either 2 champy 1 flandre, or 1 champy 2 flandre

you use them when you are fighting med/heavy enemies

[warped acorn]

hmm so they are nearly same?

[wind hazel]

yes

they are like saiun/ryusei/ju87/vit2 for planes

timing sidegrades. there's soyuz gun too from soyuz event

[warped acorn]

dang, also i have 3k proto what ur weapon should i buy there

[wind hazel]

stick to this, top to bottom

reserve enough to buy for next month, don't go spend all your protocore

[warped acorn]

oh well so that gun i just give it to lion and maybe give her gun to bisko for now?

[wind hazel]

what are you using it against

[warped acorn]

w14

[wind hazel]

ideally you want 457 for mob, champy/flandre for boss

[warped acorn]

ig ima do that first since i dont have much material to craft a 457 yet

[dark terrace]

Is Shimano better than Enter?

[wind hazel]

by herself no

[dark terrace]

with Atago Takao and More Sakura Destroyer?

[forest palm]

if you want the fleet to be shit

also she counts for herself, so you only need 2 other ships

[primal silo]

when leveling ships that are a bit low level (~100), do I go to 12-1 or put a max level Perseus and go to 12-4?

[turbid marsh]

then 12-4, with max unicorn, if all other 5 is kinda low level. after lv105, can go for 12-4 all 6

[forest palm]

12-1 is easier on weaker ships

[turbid marsh]

12-1 if those leveling ships are like... rare or chinese purple dds

[forest palm]

I've dragged full fleets of 90 ~ 100 on 12-4, but I mostly recommend 12-1 as it's easier and more effective for xp

[primal silo]

thanks

[muted crescent]

wait hold tf up Monarch got an aug?

does it finally make her useable for w13?

[turbid marsh]

if we only talking about useable, she can go for w14 too...

[muted crescent]

well my ass needs to build her 😭

or get better mobbers, because ts is NOT surviving planes

hence why I'm simultaneously doing Essex Retro, Indep core data farming AND getting FdG to dev 30 min

[turbid marsh]

w13 is just unicorn + aquila + decent bb no?

[wind hazel]

aquila

[atomic abyss]

Unicorn + 2 CVs easy clear w13 mob

You'll want a BB for boss

[silk helm]

does suchi have a +13 guide?

[wind hazel]

dont think so

[hollow gust]

Just use Sam's picture guide

[muted crescent]

the problem is I don't have Aquila

[turbid marsh]

any other cv cvl or heal ship would be fine...

[hollow gust]

You don't need her, honestly using her isn't even that recc

[wind hazel]

[red hawk]

what other healers besides uni are out there and easy to obtain outside of gacha

[wind hazel]

dont think there's another good main healer

[red hawk]

I know some people like perseus but I'm not even sure where shes from

[wind hazel]

next best secondary accessible one is probably ryuhou

[red hawk]

I know there are a few ships with self heals/heals for specific ships

iirc there's one that specifically has a heal for vanguard ships

[wind hazel]

none that are easy to obtain, some even event limited

[hollow gust]

Those are not comparable to a main healer like uni, it's all supplementary

[muted crescent]

I was recommended these fleets for W13

[wind hazel]

looks solid

you can skip fdg for a saratoga if you want

[muted crescent]

I mean I need IB tech as well so might as well get her done icl

[wind hazel]

well not skip, but swap

you still want fdg for w14 later

[muted crescent]

but will triple CV be fine tho?

[wind hazel]

yes, for w13 only

w12 too tbh but w13 is the more applicable one

not that 1bb 2cv isn't useable, just that you can take care of AA problem more easily with triple cv mob

[red hawk]

I havent felt any pain for using 1bb 2cv in 12

[wind hazel]

like this one is good to go

[muted crescent]

so right now I should probably just level my characters and see what happens
also FdG is useable at dev 20 right or I just swap for Sara after I'm done with CDC 1 for Agir?

[wind hazel]

lol if she's not at least 30, use sara

or any other cv you might have

[muted crescent]

alright I'll be trying this next week lol

[wind hazel]

use circular formation

[autumn oriole]

Does z flag work on bis zwei

[wind hazel]

no

[red hawk]

sandy worth doing 125?

[opaque cape]

What does boss fleet's vanguard formation supposed to have?
(DD? Tanks? Or wha)

[autumn oriole]

Then who is the z flag for

[turbid marsh]

mikasa...

[hollow gust]

Mikasa theoretically but realistically nobody

[turbid marsh]

^

[wind hazel]

depends on the fight, usually tank, mid dps/buffer offtank dps/buffer

[autumn oriole]

I see

I regret having it then

[wind hazel]

power fleet 📈

[turbid marsh]

provides great fleet power if that matters (not)

[opaque cape]

Oh, so I should probably replace laffey- (currently using portlan retrofit, leffey and Helena)

[hollow gust]

If you are new you shouldn't be Willy nilly replacing your ships

[wind hazel]

no those are fine

[thorny basalt]

Is the wiki undergoing maintenance right now?

[dusty pier]

anyone has like, some predictions on next ur/rerun happening?

[red hawk]

I predict the next event will be on the 11th

[thorny basalt]

Not sure what the issue is with it then, I keep getting this page when I try to go to it

[hollow gust]

That's a you problem, change browser or device

[stark quiver]

nice explaination

[red hawk]

@wind hazel you think the fleets you set up for me will be able to handle 13?

[wind hazel]

i dont remember what i set for you

[thorny basalt]

Apparently it hates Brave browser but Chrome is OK even though Brave is derived from Chrome. Makes sense. Never had that issue until now

[wind hazel]

it happens, just buggy connection from time to time. im on brave too, but can access

[noble pawn]

go home then go to page you want to access

[thorny basalt]

I literally just tried to go to the homepage from a Google search but that's what it does. It worked in my chrome browser. No way I tried to access it would work in Brave for some reason for me.

I thought maybe it was my VPN so I turned it off and that didn't change anything. I'll try closing the app completely next I guess

[red hawk]

@wind hazel obviously have a couple levels to grind out yet, and I'll get the gear all to 10 before I try 13, but I'm more concerned about whether the ships I have are capable

also idk why it says CIB on helena as well, she's got a blue eva

I could MLB shinano if needed but I was kinda saving those for the event

[wind hazel]

proooooooobably should stay at w12 for abit more, get better ships and gear

[red hawk]

i figured there was a decent difficulty jump, 12 just felt kind of easy

[hollow gust]

That's sufficient for w12, you could do a lot worse

[red hawk]

oh yeah, I'm crusing in 12, that's why I was asking because I'm gonna be done here in a bit

[hollow gust]

Should be fine for the initial 2 stages of w13 too

[red hawk]

I still want to farm 12 for oil efficiency right? so might as well save the resources

[wind hazel]

pretty much. it's pointless clearing just the first 2 stages

[red hawk]

I do have essex and eldridge building up, and I have enough bulin to immediately MLB the new UR when i get that

so I can sit on 12 for a bit and work on gear/getting other ships during the new banner

[wind hazel]

you do that. for the moment you wanna change the ryusei on unicorn give yumia her aug too

[red hawk]

she has it, it must not have tracked when I swapped stuff around in fleet tool

[wind hazel]

also 1 is the tank

[red hawk]

the ryusei isn't generally good then?

[wind hazel]

it's for ST bossing, campaign you almost always prefer parallel tb

[red hawk]

I didn't follow a proper order on there btw, I use portland and kala as tanks

[wind hazel]

ye i assume so

[red hawk]

have DD in middle cruiser on side

[wind hazel]

just letting you know, so that you dont confuse people in the future

[red hawk]

do people usually keep the carriers/bbs in a certain order to mark what's flagship?

[wind hazel]

bb is 99% flag

like your mob fleet

[red hawk]

Any worth grabbing? I'll get Z46 from war archive

[wind hazel]

kazagumo

CA pick whichever you need for faction tech

[red hawk]

I need IB tech but the only one there is prinz and I have her lol, i'll probably do Minneapolis for EU

[silk helm]

for those that have max bb rld tech, you did the grey and blues as well?

[wind hazel]

yes

i mean you can't get max without doing them...

[forest palm]

max means everything, and everything includes any ship of any rarity under the sun

[silk helm]

damn

i will start that journey now i guess, im like 1 second away from another volley in META fight

any reason to MLB rafello if im done w campaign?

[forest palm]

tech?

[silk helm]

maybe one day when im not short on UR bulins

[dusty pier]

should I use tashkent or yuudachi retro in boss fleets (campaign)

[turbid marsh]

probably not, only need 120 her to get that tech, otherwise fleet tech is jsut a number unless u showing off your 43k fleet tech XD

[silk helm]

thats my goal 👴🏻

[turbid marsh]

yeah, when you finished all other contents, fleet tech and later fleet power would be next goal XD

[silk helm]

well i finally beat 12-4 so going to focus on fleet tech for now

[agile patrol]

@tacit falcon

[turbid marsh]

finally beat 12-4 but you are done with campaign tsk tsk tsk

[icy sphinx]

Le Malin has worked pretty well for me so far

[forest palm]

just because something works doesn't necessarily mean it's good...

[turbid marsh]

only kazagumo but lion sama in here and next meta is yuudachi meta, so light armour.

[forest palm]

Yukikaze is getting an Augment, so maybe? but I have my doubts

[turbid marsh]

yukikaze has like 0 dps, and survivalbility... well... i only see her suitable for w14

i meant if the augment buffs her dps, but her dps is low to begin with. survival... well...

[sweet delta]

Literally griefing

[tacit falcon]

Hey guys, I'm having some trouble full clearing 4-4 right now. This is my current fleet. My issue is that my backline dies out while my vanguard is fine (mainly after I've run out of ammo, I only really see hp going down slightly before that). My gear is mostly trash but Penny has twin 406mm mk6 and I have a steam catapult on unicorn. What can I do to progress?

[sweet delta]

You can progress by not full clearing, just do the third star later when you're stronger

[tacit falcon]

Oh I mean the 2* req to clear all enemies

[sweet delta]

That's what I mean, it's the third star

[tacit falcon]

So at this point nothing matters apart from just getting the flagship done?

[spark patio]

any good fighter for essex retro?

[sweet delta]

Yes just clear the boss. Three starring the whole chapter unlocks its hard mode, just make sure to do that for at least chapter 3 for now

[sweet delta]

No, but if you have Essex retro then you should have better fighter from tech packs by now

[atomic abyss]

For now sea fang I guess...

[spark patio]

i current using these for essex

[sweet delta]

Like one fighter for unicorn and one for Essex, who else is taking them?

[tacit falcon]

Great ty

[spark patio]

here is uni loadout

i just got seafang and suisei are they good to replace any of these?

[sweet delta]

Keep using the purple hellcat , it's the same as purple seafang and already enhanced

Gold seafang would be better, while suisei is not beating helldiver

[spark patio]

can i use them for sara

[tribal storm]

if you can find a better fighter it would be good but the purple SB2C is insanely good so you should stick with those

[spark patio]

even with 2 helldiver?

[tribal storm]

they are pretty much the best dive bomber barring the UR ones iirc

[spark patio]

how about fighter? should i use purple seafang?

[haughty skiff]

Use Purple Seafang over Blue F4U Corsair.

2x Steam Catapults is better then 1x Steam Cata + Aviation Oil, but if the Avi Oil is your highest AVI-stat Aux then keep it as-is

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/#main-fleet-weapons

Make sure you also upgrade those helldivers

[tribal storm]

god bless that purple USS gear, the helldiver and purple 406 will insanely good through your whole progression

[spark patio]

i did, ty

which is purple 406?

[silk helm]

should i +13 mecklen gun?

[undone plover]

U can if u have other priorities sorted

Probably u want to have 1 flandre 1 champy + 1 meck gun/1 raffa gun
And NJ/lion gun somewhere here as well

[haughty skiff]

^

[soft raft]

When's the JP Anniv stream again? I remember Nagami asking the same thing yesterday but I didn't stick around to see if that was answered or not

[haughty skiff]

like 99% sure is is on the 6th

[undone plover]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J2OiGskEGDo&ab_channel=アズールレーン

[tribal storm]

is there a good USS mobbing CV not named independence

[undone plover]

[sweet delta]

[tribal storm]

my essex cant seem to fire before my vanguard cleans the screen

[haughty skiff]

i mean there's not really a reason to not have independence unless you're new, saratoga is fine as a mobbing cv for campaign

essex in your mob fleet ?

[tribal storm]

oh shes exp cap and i need main fleet exp for kearsarge

i was trying her just so i wasnt wasting exp to cap

[haughty skiff]

oh then just toss whoever in, as long as it works then it's fine

i'd recommend like yorktown, baatan or princeton for farming CV RLD

[tribal storm]

welcome back long island XD

[haughty skiff]

fair lmao

[tribal storm]

for a high level mob fleet, is roon tanky enough or is agir better

[wind hazel]

w12 roon is enough

[tribal storm]

higher

[wind hazel]

still works for w13, anything higher you want someone tankier

[tribal storm]

would dev30 agir work or should i focus her fate sim

[forest palm]

she doesn't have Fate Sim

[wind hazel]

agir would perform better on the boss fleet

[eternal basalt]

yet

[wind hazel]

i thought you are farming exp for kearsarge

[tribal storm]

head empty!!!!

[tribal storm]

planning ahead!!! i wanna push soon but kearsarge exp is just something to do while i farm gold

[wind hazel]

ye i mean where are you planning to push?

cause putting agir on mob can be overkill

[tribal storm]

14

[wind hazel]

you want someone else on the mob then

unless you have even better tank like napoli, which i doubt

not like agir is preferred as mob tank either way

[tribal storm]

would mainz work or would she get folded in 14

[wind hazel]

fold like pancake

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-14-brief/

some ideas

[haughty skiff]

i havent seen 'mainz' typed out in years

[thorny basalt]

I finally figured out my issue with the wiki because it gave me a new error message. Apparently I have to enable cookies now. Not sure when that changed because I've looked at the wiki with that setup before

[haughty skiff]

i just got like war flashbacks lmao

[tribal storm]

i havent played in years 😭

i missed like everthing after yorktown ii

[agile patrol]

i got the opsi data logger, and the full map is unlocked but the zones are dark blue
is there any reason to explore each one other than doing quests/hidden zones/whatever?

[forest palm]

yes, you get stuff out of doing explorable, also they give a lot of xp

[eternal basalt]

Rewards, for the achievement goals (1x a month thingies)

[haughty skiff]

i took a year long break so i get it

for pushing 14 the generic / standard fleet setup is

musashi / unicorn retro / aquila or second healer
generic mobbing tank / off-dps / asw

boss is just 2x carrier + bb, 2x tank and a dps

like this is what i ran for W14 lethal on auto and it isn't that great but got it done

the guide can give more options and just how you can swap around characters in slots

[tribal storm]

is sandy a decent ASW ship

[hollow gust]

Good enough

[red hawk]

shinano for mob or boss fleet? (alt account mlbd her)

[soft raft]

She can do both
But eventually she's mostly boss

[haughty skiff]

boss > mob but can fit in both, there's better mobbing cvs / cvls

[red hawk]

yeah I'm gonna be levelling her in my mob fleet for now, but was curious where I should aim to put her. It's an alt account anyway, so I'm being a bit less by the book

[tribal storm]

is the 2 extra skill leveling slots a waste of money the wait is killing me 😭

[haughty skiff]

/gems

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Gem Spending 101

Gems in Azur Lane are fairly rare from an F2P perspective. However, the gacha in Azur lane does not require gems and their main usage is expansion of facilities like dorm, academy, docks and depot, as well as buying resources, resource packs, premium items (rings and name change), and skins.

As an F2P, you can get up to 4700 guaranteed gems (3750 for 3* clearing all 15 main campaign worlds, 800 for completing Bands collection and 150 for 8 days login campaign), not counting random gems from commissions or occasional bonuses from events or other sources.

Considering limited availability of gems for F2P players, even if spent exclusively on QoL upgrades, it is impossible to upgrade everything.

This is the recommended way to spend gems as an F2P:

• 3rd Dorm slot (300 gems)
• Dorm 2nd floor (500 gems)
• Dock space (remaining gems)

The main purpose of the dorm is for faster morale regen while grinding. Using ships with 0 morale will receive a 50% exp penalty and lose affinity.

The 2nd floor of the dorm will have the same number of slots as the 1st floor. While it lacks passive exp gain, it has faster morale regen. 3 dorm slots with the 2nd floor gives you a total of 6 slots, which is enough for your whole mob fleet.

Dock space is the biggest constraint for players. While this can help casual players collect all their waifus, there is also practical use in collecting ships - for later levelling to get their fleet tech on reaching lvl 120. These are important for players as they provide crucial additional stats that help players to tackle the hardest content (W14/15, H.Arbiters, CM).

Alternatively, players may consider getting the 3rd Academy slot for faster skill training or more dorm slots instead of just dock space (not recommended).

While players may opt to buy skins/rings with the F2P gems, this will come at the cost of QoL. It is recommended to only buy those with real money 💳.

[haughty skiff]

@tribal storm ^

thats how you should use your gems as a f2p

[tribal storm]

i am NOT f2p but i dont wanna set my money on fire...

wait is killing me but i guess whenever the skills finish they finish

[haughty skiff]

yeah the tactical slots arent really worth it; if you really want to increase QoL then dorm slots make more sense

the endgame is grinding events and leveling up fodder girls to 120 and toss, which the additional dorm slots will help you do faster

[sweet delta]

tossing level 120 ships

[zenith wren]

How do you do the daily submarine and augment module raid? I can't for the life of me beat the boss for lv 75 module develpment even with a fleet of lvel 110-120 shipgirls.

[sweet delta]

What's your fleet? The augment weekly severely nerfs your main fleet damage, so bring Unicorn for healing and focus more on high damage vanguards

As for weekly submarine, https://youtu.be/cxC2Iy4XVfE

[zenith wren]

thanks

[turbid marsh]

ive heard those people who is like, tossing girls who are 120 to give dock space, they unwilling to buy dock space and complain game forcing them to buy dock spaces and stuff

[zenith wren]

on an unrelated note, I'm commander level 84, on world 10, and havent even beaten the story for OPSI so getting good gear is hard. Am I way behind or is this more of a slow burn game?

[sweet delta]

You can play at whatever pace you wish, like some people in chapter 6 of campaign after playing actively for 5 years

[eternal basalt]

It depends on doing OPSI soooo...

[zenith wren]

finally, how should I be using CVs? I usually use a BB or BC for flagship, and when I put a CV in a fleet I usually wipe the stage before Enterprise or Taihou can get a strike off.

[zenith wren]

I'm working to fix that with Opsi at least

[rain vine]

what content are you referring to?

[harsh radish]

which one of the urs do i max out, i have 4 bulins

nvm i have three, i dont know how to count

[clever valley]

how big of a prioirity is finishing opsci story compared to main campaign?

[elfin hollow]

Is kansas good chat

[rain vine]

how many bulins can you buy?

[rain vine]

you need to clear at least chapter 4 of opsi to unlock the map and start being able to farm it
chapter 5 of opsi unlocks arbiter

[rain vine]

shes okay, assuming max dev level

[eternal basalt]

Wait for next UR, stream 6th, event 11th

[eternal basalt]

You have the whole month to do it, campaign better to farm 300k coins

[ashen saffron]

she is good right ? am still trying to understand the game ( my bad you only get a item not her )

[undone zinc]

Good or bad luck?

[hallow vale]

Is anybody here familiar with the call of duty franchise? Or any other fps game? I have a legit question, I just need to make analogies that have to do with fps games

[undone zinc]

Arrow right?

[eternal basalt]

#off-topic

[hallow vale]

I have a real question, I just need to make analogies. Like I said

[eternal basalt]

Good ⬅️ Bad ➡️

[ivory pawn]

Just ask the question. If no one understands the analogies, maybe they can with a followup question.

[rain haven]

Am I misreading some shit? Why does the gear guide for BBs says this gun is top 20s ap gun? I have it on +10 and it's 24 sec

[sweet delta]

Put it on a typical max level BB and it will be 20s

[sweet delta]

Seafang and 113 are good, normal 406 is trash, and sg radar is for helena

[rain haven]

Oh displayed reload takes RLD into the account?

[hallow vale]

So in an fps game, one should use the meta guns (usually the guns with the best time to kill) but other guns are still viable just slightly less good than the meta guns. How does the Azur Lane meta function? Is there any reason to stay away from the ships that are slightly less good than the meta? (I realize now that I only used one analogy that can really just be cut from the rest of the question)

[sweet delta]

In the depot, it's the reload time if put on a ship with 100 RLD. On a ship, the displayed time uses the ship's base RLD plus RLD from gear and tech

[rain haven]

Oh thank you!

[undone plover]

the meta is not that hard enough to be honest
even non fully meta ships can clear tough content
u will just have a harder time

we had someone manual chapter 15 (the highest chapter) in the game after 3-4 months with probably 2-3 meta ships and 8-9 non meta but still good ships

[hallow vale]

So as long as I use decently good ships I’ll be fine? Like, in a community tier list none less than about high B tier? (I know community tier lists can be skewed, I’m just using that as an example)

[viscid swift]

kinda

Aurora did what they did with manual as said but also I would say a decent knowledge of the content they were facing, gearing, etc

[eternal basalt]

Do Note it doesn't take skills into account, like UvH's 50% off etc.

[hallow vale]

I’m willing to learn stuff about enemies and gear, I’m just trying to make sure I can use the Waifu ships without being terrible

[viscid swift]

more of a question of how much effort you're willing to put in and how much you're willing to put up with

[undone plover]

somethings are more required than others
for example even if you dont use S tier ships u should at least use good gear
and when it gets to ch15 certain things are required and probably at the very least u need unicorn
aurora was an extreme example yes
I would say probably using ECTL as a metric Tier EX and Tier 0 are fine in harder content and perhaps tier 1 if u do stuff like manual to overcome the weakness
it is very hard to pinpoint it exactly sry

[viscid swift]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13YbPw3dM2eN6hr3YfVABIK9LVuCWnVZF0Zp2BGOZXc0/edit

[hallow vale]

Thx. I’m willing to put in the effort, and I do have Unicorn. I’ll make sure to use good gear! 👍

[broken anchor]

Which two ships should I get from the Medal shop?

[tame jungle]

what's your options

[ivory pawn]

Kazagumo first.

For the other selection, it's whoever tbh. Can choose for tech reasons, or just choose waifu.

[balmy wharf]

Is there any way to auto the helena challenge on hard mode?

[tulip thorn]

Ideally, how many do i need of this?

[sweet delta]

Currently, it is possible to use 3 in a fleet

[tribal storm]

can somebody link the CV calculator

[clever valley]

what makes her so good?

[dark terrace]

Can someone explain to me how damage works on planes? (e.x. Seafang and F8F)

[tribal storm]

how long till lion rerun

[viscid swift]

More than a year and a half off still

[tribal storm]

if you expand the dropdowns you can see the exact damage stats of their bomb loadouts, but generally for surface damage you want as many bombs as possible on your fighter

[viscid swift]

What don't you understand?

[dark terrace]

2× (144 → 360 → 425)

[viscid swift]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/calculator/

[dark terrace]

1x440

[tribal storm]

ty!!

[viscid swift]

individual bomb/rocket damage at +0, +10, and +13 respectively

multiplied by how many are carried by one aircraft

[dark terrace]

2x360=720?

it would be like this?

[viscid swift]

raw damage yes

[dark terrace]

@viscid swiftok thank you

[eager mulch]

if we have raw damage then when do we get cooked damage

[tribal storm]

when you put it through the formula for final damage

[grizzled sundial]

I heard a lot about Rodney META ability to nuke , is she worth the grind ?

[viscid swift]

nuke what

[grizzled sundial]

I could be mistake with other META ship , but i remember watching an AL ship stat math and one guy keep comparing her ability to launch a nuke-like attack to other when it come to clear time .

[viscid swift]

I don't know if I would describe any META ship like that

Rodney's decent but still just an SR BB, FP tech though

[grizzled sundial]

Are you talking about the normal Rodney and not the Meta version ?

[viscid swift]

normal Rodney isn't an SR

[sweet delta]

Perhaps she can be considered to have a single "nuke" for a barrage

[grizzled sundial]

Ah well , was expecting if she is fun to use for everyday content due to special gimmick .

[sweet delta]

One bomb with 400% armor modifiers or something. Really hit or miss, BB hit rate of 80-90% or whatever, multiplied by another 80% barrage chance

Her gimmick is the two summons and small sevens

[grizzled sundial]

I still have a bunch of Meta dossier that need to unlocks and it take awhile to grind them to full stat .

[viscid swift]

they're all just tech

[grizzled sundial]

Yes yes , to some people , if it is not UR ship , they are all to trash bin

[viscid swift]

what

[stark quiver]

youre correct

[viscid swift]

If you wanna put your coins where you mouth is, I have actually leveled and used her

[stark quiver]

exotic phrase

[forest palm]

uncap her

[haughty skiff]

just popping in to ask if people know of the meta showdown fleet recommendations / just general info on comps for it

specifically for jintsuu meta

[sweet delta]

I think it's just Lion + 5, the kawakaze fleets would probably work too

[soft raft]

Is that Mikasa gun I see

[sweet delta]

With the 4th salvo/strike or very slow 3 salvo/strike to take advantage of jintsuu mechanics

[haughty skiff]

any fleets without 2025 URs ? came back from a hiatus so alasce is basically my most modern UR atm

not expecting a one-shot but just decent enough progress to farm it

[sweet delta]

Kear Yorkii essex

[haughty skiff]

essex without retro ?

[soft raft]

*Essex Retro

[sweet delta]

[haughty skiff]

figured, i dont have essex retro lmao

i came back like right after EN Anni

[soft raft]

Enterprise then

[haughty skiff]

that + Eldridge R / Aurora / Ply front ?

[viscid swift]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[viscid swift]

give the META chronicles a read

specifically the section on Jintsuu

[haughty skiff]

oh thanks, i didnt see that last time

[stark quiver]

brikas fleets are certainly unique

[ivory pawn]

One of the best ships that have an Air Raid passive (+dmg dealt by CVs/CVLs). Definitely the best one that's easily accessible.

[clever valley]

Ah kk, ill put her in the dorm and start lving her up

[sweet delta]

Who would be the best one that's not easily accessible?

[viscid swift]

clearly the new IJN UR/s

[terse juniper]

for bossing in 15-1, is klaudia better than volga?

[viscid swift]

irrelevant for 15-1 specifically

[terse juniper]

why

[sweet delta]

You shouldn't use a healer for the single boss fight

I don't recall the boss CV doing much damage to vanguard

[patent raft]

Should i exchange new jersey or shinano for her limit break?

[viscid swift]

latter

[vivid nebula]

Hi! Just wanted to ask if S ranking the boss encounter/the mob encounters does anything for the SSR drop rate at the boss node? A couple of us are talking about the bearing of S ranking encounters in Lexington global and I just wanted to hear input from a broader set of people. Thank you!

[viscid swift]

S rank gurantees a ship drop from the boss node

and gives you +20% XP

[patent raft]

So which one should i exchange Rascal

[viscid swift]

Shinano

[vivid nebula]

How about the mob nodes?

[patent raft]

Oh alright

[vivid nebula]

Thats the main point of contention right now in our chat

[viscid swift]

I don't know, drop rates aren't dataminable

[vivid nebula]

Ah alright. Thanks regardless though for your input with the boss encounters!

On a different note, how good is Hindenburg nowadays? What role does she fill?

[zenith heron]

A Niche Pick of a Pure FP Damage Dealer, Can ignore if you have stuff like Z52 and Trafalgar

[viscid swift]

something like that

[vivid nebula]

Ah I see. Since I left her like this due to a lack of resources

Most of my PR/DR ships are in this state since I am now poor XD

[vivid nebula]

I am missing all of the best ships hahahahaha

[zenith heron]

The DR6 have really good uses tbh, but to me one is niche, and the other is limited to Enhance Eagle Union CVs like Enterprise, Yorktown 2 and Essex Retro

[vivid nebula]

I thought yorktown II was good at light armor shred when paired with Kearsarge

[zenith heron]

That is mostly her reason why its tiered that way

[viscid swift]

Got powrcrept hard in that role

[vivid nebula]

oooooo by who??

[zenith heron]

Especially when Lion and Rumey exist

[vivid nebula]

Ah.

Any chance we will see a rerun in the next year for Lion?

[zenith heron]

A year and 3/4s

[vivid nebula]

Ouch

[viscid swift]

Lion, Alsace, Fritz, Bismarck Zwei

[haughty skiff]

Lion / Rumey / Alsace all generally are just better

But that's not to say they aren't worth developing; if you lack those two then focusing on what you can access realistically makes more sense, just don't sacrifice long-term progression for it

[vivid nebula]

I am missing the first 3

[viscid swift]

this is probably more accurate of my feelings

[haughty skiff]

York + Kear still sees a use in Light CV content, so i'd say she's more niche then fully powercrept ?

[viscid swift]

they don't

Lion, Alsace, and Fritz literally do more damage against light armor

[zenith heron]

Niche if you don't have the others, but Powercrept is more acceptable...

[viscid swift]

as can be seen by the fact we use them and not Kearsarge, Yorktown 2, Essex retro

trust me I tried, the results were disapointing to say the least

[vivid nebula]

seems I need to shift my resource spread a little

[analog phoenix]

Why do my alsace can deal damaged more than lion ? , Did i put the right gear on them ? ( Doing ops )

[zenith heron]

Remember the time that Essex was hyped to be a really strong Anti Light CV? well yes she is, but not as much to make a dent like Rumey and Lion...

She is like Hakuryuu level

[haughty skiff]

istg im looking through the showdown content, mainly the recent DD / Light Armor stuff and they're still popping up over the others mentioned (excluding Lion since well, it's Lion)

seems for-sure powercrept in Opsi / everywhere else

[vivid nebula]

Is this with FS 5 Hakuryuu?

[zenith heron]

Alsace deals more damage in Shorter fights

[viscid swift]

because Alsace has a preload and is getting off her 2nd salvo before Lion and Zwei's first

[viscid swift]

I'm assuming all ships amxed yes

[viscid swift]

you mean the META chronicles?

that's because most of those were written before Lion and Fritz released

[haughty skiff]

i'm looking at the ones with Lion & Fritz

[stark quiver]

holy mog

[vivid nebula]

So at my current stage, sinking resources into Hakuryuu and Kearsarge should be fine right? Since I don't have Alsace, Fritz, and Lion.

[haughty skiff]

they still have others w/ york + kear + lion as an example, ect..

[viscid swift]

what

[viscid swift]

yeah, doesn't make them the best though

[stark quiver]

i oathed kear and yk2 to one strike arby, and i stopped using them now lol

[viscid swift]

nor would I particularly priortize them for resource investment

[haughty skiff]

never said they where, just that they arent completely like fodder tier if you lack the new stuff

[zenith heron]

I think Zwei and Amagi CV is the pick here

[viscid swift]

coining Hakuryuu is fine

doing PR6 research focus is not

[haughty skiff]

^ i was about to say that

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus

read that

[vivid nebula]

Am currently working on that

Experiencing a bullin shortage at the moment

I capped out the proto cores for like 3 months now

5k/5k

At this rate i should have both up by December???

[viscid swift]

you should be getting all 8k protocores everymonth

not that difficult either

[vivid nebula]

Its 8k?

[vale spindle]

theres additional specialized core in medal shop that do not count towards this 5k limit

[vivid nebula]

Ah I do buy those

[viscid swift]

yes

[vivid nebula]

Correction then, I get 8k every month

[viscid swift]

oh and we have a new UR next week

so don't spend those bullins quite yet

[vivid nebula]

Wait. Like we can pull a new UR next week or the UR will be announced on JP?

I am not updated with future events at the moment

[viscid swift]

the new UR will revealed on the 6th and the event will drop on the 11th probably

[terse fern]

Does Fargo Drone's active effect work on other ships when equipped by anyone other than Fargo ?

Does Massena's and Dunqerque META's Barrage make them an obligatory flagship, or do they have a barrage that works better when placed bottom or top ?

[zenith heron]

Do take note that those in Monthly shop don't count the Specialized Core Limit, but Retiring UR for Specialized Cores does count...

[vivid nebula]

I DO NOT HAVE THE CUBES FOR THIS

[zenith heron]

Fargo drone can be used other than Fargo, so it isn't limited

[viscid swift]

yes

I have never heard of a ship with a barrage that prefers top or bottom or the middle

the ship either needs the flagship position or doesn't care what position they're in

[terse fern]

Lion works better on bottom

[viscid swift]

no she does not

[zenith heron]

PVP that is, other than that, Always in Flag in any content other than PVP

[viscid swift]

it's only 400 cubes to hit pity lamo and the event lasts for 3 weeks

[terse fern]

There are several other ones that specifically prefer being on top or bottom too but they are niche at this point, Perseus's sister ship also was obligated to be placed on top or her barrage misses all the time xd

[vivid nebula]

I dont like going 0 on cubes

[zenith heron]

sadly that's the obligation if you want to get the current strongest

[viscid swift]

again, how does Lion prefer being top or bottom at all

[terse fern]

Lion does not care about where she is placed since her barrage covers absurd amount of screen so she prefers being on bottom or top to let another ship with a narrower barrage like Musashi instead.

[viscid swift]

that's literally not a preference for being top or bottom

like is just a very poor choice of words

[terse fern]

That makes her work better on bottom in %99 percent of the comps lol

[viscid swift]

I presume 99% of comps don't include Plymouth then

[terse fern]

Yeah probably since she got powercrept into oblivion at this point

[viscid swift]

hahahahahahhaha

what a fool you are

[zenith heron]

Any BB that at least has a Barrage needs to be middle, despite the fixed barrage, not because of positioning, but also due to Suicide Boats...

[viscid swift]

anyway, ignoring that blatantly false statement

[vivid nebula]

Do you need the best of the best ships to clear hard arbiter in OP Si?

I stacked my current best ships last month and I only got to half

[viscid swift]

there are plenty of comps that don't require any ships with a prefernce of the flagship position for there barrage

[vivid nebula]

Thats with mostly +13 gear

[viscid swift]

to the point where having such a ship, especially when we're talking about top comps is actually a rarity

[viscid swift]

no, OpSi has remained the same for years and ships have only gotton stronger

[vivid nebula]

Oh

its a skill issue then

May I open a thread and request assistance in building opsi fleets?

[viscid swift]

sure

[vivid nebula]

Operation Siren Fleet Comp Suggestions

[spark patio]

does Admiral Zenker and Nelson retrofit position affect their barrages?

[vale spindle]

nelson should be center

[spark patio]

how about Zenker?

[vale spindle]

should be flagship as well

if there is 1 enemy or fewer then the barrage is priority target so position doesn't matter, but you lose the skill 2 buff from making her flagship

[spark patio]

where should i pet Zenker when i use both her and Nelson retro?

[silk helm]

damn essex transitional?

[analog phoenix]

Who i shall mlb first between Yk2 and fritz ( mainly doing ops )

[robust onyx]

Save UR bulin for next event starting the 11th

[stark quiver]

whatre all your URs and how many bulins can you get

[stark quiver]

essex doesnt have a specialty, other than chapter 15 support, but ch15 is easy so

[analog phoenix]

( i can get more bulin )

[stark quiver]

how much more?

[loud birch]

Is there some way to log into AL with Gmail or was that never a thing?

[stark quiver]

i dont think that was a thing

[loud birch]

Huh... It's been 2 years so I forgot...

[analog phoenix]

3

[stark quiver]

save for now

[robust onyx]

It takes 4 bulin to mlb

A new UR comes the 11th

[spark patio]

where can we check this?

[viscid swift]

Check what

We don't know what the new UR is or its stats

[spark patio]

the date

upcoming ur release date

[viscid swift]

It's an educated guess

There's a stream later this week for the JP Anni event

Which almost certainly means the event releases the following Thursday

Heck it's not even been officially announced there will be a UR

But experience says there will be one

[spark patio]

[oblique valley]

will guam work as a main tank for bosses

[soft raft]

There's better options than her for tanking but yeah she could work

[oblique valley]

ahhh, which are the better options?

[soft raft]

Mainly Anchorage, Agir, and Brest
Prob Gouden Leewu as well but idk if anyones tested her out much yet

[oblique valley]

yeah i'm almost done unlocking anchorage atm i'm thinking of what to start next tbh

[sweet delta]

Guam is better boss tank than all of them but aegir in general

[oblique valley]

nvm guam is limited 💀 why tho because of the barriers? or she's just tanky

[viscid swift]

she can apply armor break

[sweet delta]

Fr the best tank is one who survived long enough and contributes the most utility or rdmg to the fleet

[oblique valley]

aegir looks good, what about gouden leeuw?

[viscid swift]

Gouden dogshit in BB boss fleets because she jams your BBs

[sweet delta]

Guam sidegrade for campaign, tanks worse and is overall worse for bossing. Allegedly super good for speed clearing opsi mob though.
You need to focus 8 until she has 513 bps

[stark quiver]

what

[viscid swift]

yeah

her airstrikes are in the same queue as your BB salvos

[stark quiver]

[oblique valley]

aegir's a good choice then...? or brest

[viscid swift]

you can coin Agir, you can't coin Brest

[analog phoenix]

How can i beat [ The arbiter : The hermit Lv.130 ] ?

[stark quiver]

get high adapt, like 144+ for all for normal arbiter
and then 203/203/156 for hard arbiter

and of course, run a good fleet

for you, lion,alsace,zwei , z52, helena and plymouth might work

[analog phoenix]

Is this adaption is enough ?

My plymouth still at 25 dev

[forest palm]

2nd one is off by 3, might work though

[analog phoenix]

Who i can replace helena on ?

[forest palm]

no one can directly replace Helena

you have Lion perhaps Trafalgar

[stark quiver]

they are saving for new UR

[forest palm]

working with 0 knowledge of dock

[stark quiver]

what if i said

[forest palm]

scroll up?

[stark quiver]

i have large knowledge on their dock

[forest palm]

so the question I'd have is why they're so adamant on not using Helena

[hollow viper]

If you are doing UR exchange and have nothing there which ship should you get.

[forest palm]

Shinano

[oblique valley]

oh yeah when people talk about coining, how much gold are they spending per day

[forest palm]

10 prints per day at most

[forest palm]

so at most for a PR you spend 3,000 while for a DR you spend 7,200

[oblique valley]

ohhhh ty

[forest palm]

doing the full 15 is way more expensive lol

[vivid nebula]

I wish I read this sooner since I dumped 80k to fate sim 3 hakuryuu this morning

[oblique valley]

ah so 10 is when you still have gold discounts?

[sweet delta]

At least you didn't dump 400k coins in one day on a pr1 ship

[vivid nebula]

Did someone here do that...

[sweet delta]

There are discounts up to 15 maybe, but the discounts get much worse above 10

[forest palm]

no you still get discounted up to 15, but 10 is more of a sweet spot where the cost is manageable

[vivid nebula]

Let me guess. It was on Roon or Monarch

[forest palm]

for reference 15 PR prints is 8,250 coins while 15 DR prints is 22,200 coin

[spark patio]

Do we get perm ur pity as we gacha event banner?

[analog phoenix]

[oblique valley]

7.2k gold per day...

[forest palm]

you can certainly opt for less, it's just 10 is the most we'd recommend going up to

[oblique valley]

ah, i'm gonna finish anchorage first tho 3k a day sounds fine, or i might do a bit more

[forest palm]

as long as it isn't a UR Event Gacha

[spark patio]

Any rarity except UR banner?

[mint flint]

all banners have UR pity, if it isnt a limited UR then its perma UR

[forest palm]

yup normal SSR Event banners will count towards the Perm Pity

[sweet delta]

@stark quiver can tell you more

[sweet delta]

Should've put cats and use the last two fleets

[stark quiver]

sure

[forest palm]

jfc

[vivid nebula]

Oh my God

I respect it tho

But may I ask, why though?

[stark quiver]

because i have free will
and i wanted to get her up fast

[vivid nebula]

How are you in other prs/drs, just out of curiosity?

[stark quiver]

horrible

[vivid nebula]

ah

[forest palm]

can't wait for Monarch to have more zombie

[undone zinc]

Who should i put on my Main fleet?

[spark patio]

Saint Louis will have the same cost as she?

[vivid nebula]

For what purpose?

[stark quiver]

i think so

[undone zinc]

To avance towsrs 11-X

[spark patio]

what is fate simulation ?

I don’t have any ship in shipyard

[mint flint]

extra dev levels

[vivid nebula]

Better versions of the PR/DR skills and they get a buff to luck since they start out with 0 luck

[spark patio]

is it worth spending ?

[vivid nebula]

For some yes

Hakuryuu for example gains massive value from fate sim

[viscid swift]

not really

it's what a 5% or there abouts damage increase

[spark patio]

thanks, imma think about it again asap i finished Saint Louis

still struggling at exp quest

[vivid nebula]

i wouldn't really sit in PR1-3 for too long tbh

they have long since been power crept but they still do have uses!

Just that they aren't really picked in the harder stages of the game anymore

@viscid swift I think can do a better job than me at telling you who to prioritize.

[spark patio]

I am currently at ch10 rn

[tulip ibex]

It's might be too late but What Essex path of training event do ?

[viscid swift]

not suprising XP progress is slow then, just don't make farming CDC a priority at all at this stage of the game

[spark patio]

i did choose her bc she was the only option i could build

[vivid nebula]

You get the item to retrofit her into a UR

[viscid swift]

gave you her retrofit item needed to complete her retrofit

[spark patio]

wasn’t it discord event

[mint flint]

no

[spark patio]

ok

[mint flint]

im lying actually it was

if you mean the essex path of training event and not the retro item

[spark patio]

i mean the discord one

[viscid swift]

oh that event where you had to camp in that dumpster fire known as al-general

[spark patio]

what does it give?

[tulip ibex]

@viscid swift @vivid nebula it was discord event, How you participate it ?

[viscid swift]

you had to look out for sigh, special reacts on random comments in that channel and react with the same special emotes

first few places got a decent cash prize

but like, trying to get to first place, honestley just go do an actual part time job

[spark patio]

so it just give some cash?

[viscid swift]

there were a few other in game rewards for lower places

[mint flint]

#server-news message

[viscid swift]

but no, you're not missing anything if you ignored it

[spark patio]

i thought it would give sth like dorm fur or stuff ingame

[mint flint]

this information is very much available to read if you check the appropriate server channels

[left wasp]

when is the next ur banner?

[viscid swift]

next week

[spark patio]

oh that’s why there some planes or alcohol appeared while i chatting

[vivid nebula]

Any info on who the new ship will be?

[tulip ibex]

I get it, thanks a lot.

[left wasp]

rerun or new UR?

Cuz I've seen a rerun schedule for this game

ah, new UR

I have no clue what to expect but I can already pity it (400 cubes)

[spark patio]

Is it worth getting the upcoming ur copys?

[tulip ibex]

I see, thanks man😅

[viscid swift]

we know literally nothing about it

not even been confirmed there will be a UR yet

[spark patio]

we should wait for the jp livestream?

[magic plover]

just downloaded this game, is there a beginner guide i can read perhaps?

[rain vine]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[magic plover]

ah thx so much

[viscid swift]

we won't know any of their actual stats until the datamine drops

a few hours before the event actually drops

[spark patio]

[analog phoenix]

Is [ Hard - arbiter the hermit IX ] Hp increse everytime beat her ?

[viscid swift]

no

[strange sphinx]

kazugomo's Thorp?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide
usual suspects

[versed forum]

any good planes for mobs opsi and events?

[wind hazel]

[polar lion]

La9

Wyvern

[stark quiver]

la9, bf109g, wyvern, spearfish, flapjack, breguet

[versed forum]

should I make rainbow quint? and upgrade it to +13

[stark quiver]

do you need to?

[versed forum]

maybe no

[soft raft]

No not really
For reference, a Quint mag is roughly about as good as the Quad mag version of it from the rarity below

So you're essentially investing in a overpriced gold quad mag

[bright rose]

How do I beat 3-4, the final boss kept suicide bombing and release a bunch of planes

My flag ship cant handle it

[civic prairie]

What to prioritize to buy in opsi exchange shop?i unlocked after clearing ch4 just now

[wind hazel]

level up more, use better gear, maybe better ships if you're using sussy ships

[soft raft]

What does your fleet looks like?

[wind hazel]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/shop_priority/#voucher

[stark quiver]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19P3KPrgOrzCySoUrjDZgsfqJsCpJCyb9XmmSKozVzbw/edit?usp=sharing

sam

[wind hazel]

[stark quiver]

the alleyway ops guide better ong

[soft raft]

Why is Unicorn in flag position 💀
You put the most squishy backliner in the most important backline spot

Your vanguard also has no real tank at all

[bright rose]

):

[soft raft]

Give this a read if you haven't already, or if you did, go refresh your memory
https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

Cuz the fleet this guide recommends should be good enough with enough investment until you're ready to work on a 2nd fleet

[soft raft]

Oh yeah Pennsylvania is also currently completely whiffing half of her barrage when she's not on flagship

[bright rose]

who's that

[viscid swift]

That's not Penn

That's Arizona

[wind hazel]

is kaza or sirius better here? opsi

[stark quiver]

kaza

[sweet delta]

For what

[wind hazel]

arbiter

[sweet delta]

Hermit kaza else Sirius

[wind hazel]

any thoughts?

[stark quiver]

why usb

[wind hazel]

you're right idk why i put usb

stuck in kwkzmeta

[stark quiver]

nice bricked bishi btw

[wind hazel]

😭

did you guys test essex with amagi?

[stark quiver]

is that mech or officer on bish

[wind hazel]

mech 😭

[sweet delta]

i would like to take this opportunity to send a reminder that haku provides 8% dmg for 7s and receives 15% TB buff from amagi

[wind hazel]

essex dream crushed

[dull oriole]

So I just started the game but heard there was gonna be a new banner soon. Should I just roll now or save till the next banner and roll

[wind hazel]

you just do 1 Light daily until the UR event

1 Light daily is basically free because the daily mission reimburse your cube used, plus coin. it's actually net gain

[dull oriole]

Do you know the date of the UR event?

[wind hazel]

next thursday

[noble pawn]

is it just me or is XTB2D Skypirate has two waves of torpedoes

[wraith knoll]

/protoshop

fk whats the command

[stark quiver]

do it in #bot-spam
and its /protocore

[bright rose]

what do submarines do

[noble pawn]

they do what submarines do

[bright rose]

nice

[onyx flame]

extra dmg for some fights, thou it really only matter for harder end game content